diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/load/load_vrayproxy.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/load/load_vrayproxy.py
index 87369d5a3c..0773479e30 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/load/load_vrayproxy.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/load/load_vrayproxy.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(colorbleed.maya.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
             nodes = self.create_vray_proxy(name)
 
         self[:] = nodes
+        # Make sure to restore the default namespace, or anything imported or
+        # refereced after this gets added to this namespace
+        cmds.namespace(set=":")
 
         return nodes